Illinois' most popular baby names

Baby naming trends come and go over the years, but some names have real staying power and remain popular for years. Take a look a what names Illinois residents took a liking to in 2022.

When I was born, way back in 1963, my name, Riley, was given to less than 5 babies born in the entire United States. I was in my middle 20s before I met another person with that name. Things have changed in the baby-naming world since then.